Must Read:Doug Schoen, formerly of Penn & Schoen, writing for Rasmussen about "Hillary's Great Week"

[flpoljunkie]

Can anyone say "triangulation?"

It seems pretty clear that the only groups that could conceivably deny Clinton the nomination are anti-war groups, still angry about her vote ostensibly authorizing the President to go to war in Iraq. And by pointedly refusing to vote to condemn the MoveOn.Org ad condemning General Patreaus and supporting a timetable for withdrawal, she artfully protected her left flank (see Rasmussen poll on MoveOn ad).

Also, by releasing a health care plan that both moves toward universality, but avoids explicit government mandates, Senator Clinton has managed to propose a plan that was won widespread public support and avoids virtually all of the negative of Hillarycare of 1993 and 1994 (see Rasmussen polls on Health Care).

Her delicate balancing act--executed deftly--stands in contrast to Senator Obama who chose not to vote at all on the resolution condemning MoveOn and Senator Edwards who could only complain that Senator Clinton had effectively lifted the core principles from his own healh care proposal.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/hillary_s_great_week

[CTyankee]

1. This report mentions Clinton's ratings for the GE in only a few states. The rest are among Dem

candidates ONLY.

As one of the links in the report demonstrates, Clinton loses Tennessee if Thompson if he is the Repub candidate, but edges out Giuliani and Romney if either of them is the candidate. And the report says she would lead in Arkansas and Virginia. That is impressive to me.

I no longer care aboit polls within our own party beyond the primary. I want a winner in the GE. I'm tired of being led down the primrose path, thinking how "popular" our candidate is in our own party, so it must be true with Independents (and even some disgusted Republicans who are not part of the insane base and might be persuaded to vote for the Dem, if only "up ballot").

I still support John Edwards but I do want to see some polls of him up against the Republican candidate in the GE...